Alyssa Gregory
Alyssa (Uhh-lee’sa) Gregory, originally from Northern Virginia is a Chicago-based performer, choreographer, teaching artist, and arts administrator. She holds a BFA in Dance & Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Masters of Arts in Performing Arts Administration from Roosevelt University. During her time in Chicago, she has worked with companies and artists such as The Moving Architects, Joanna Furnans, Kristina Isabelle, The Leopold Group, Jenn Freeman, and Erin Kilmurray. Her work has been presented at the Chicago Fringe Festival, Salonathon, The Fly Honey Show and the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Alyssa teaches dance all around the Chicagoland area and has worked as associate choreographer for The Fly Honey show for the past four years. Alyssa is the host of The Process. A podcast highlighting Chicago dancers and dancemakers.
CHECK OUT:
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Alyssa's article "The Challenges of Change in Chicago Dance", featured in Issue IV of IMAGINING: A Gibney Journal, with a beautiful foreward by Eva Yaa Asantewaa
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Lauren Warnecke's article for SeeChicagoDance that Alyssa responds to in her article (and discusses in depth in this podcast)
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MMAPS (Movers and Makers Addressing Performance Systems)